Monticello Rotary hears naval radioman share Okinawa air attacks
James Hubbard radio mate 8/e told Monticello Rotary about eight months at sea near Luzon and Okinawa facing Japanese suicide plane attacks. He described US air defense and the recent navy improvements, and noted his return to service aboard an amphibious flag ship after a break at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
James Hubbard
Monticello
Hubbard
University of Wisconsin
California
Hawaii
Maryland
Ration Reminders for Meats Fats Processed Foods Sugar and Fuel Oil
The notice lists red stamps K2 to P2 July 31 Q2 to U2 August 31 V2 to 22 September 30 A1 to EF1 October 31 for Meats Fats. Blue stamps T2 to X2 July 31 Y2 22 A1 B1 C1 August 31 D1 to H1 September 30 J1 to N1 October 31 for Processed Foods. Stamp 36 August 31 for Sugar. Fuel Oil period 1 2 8 4 5 coupons good for ten gallons per unit and valid rest of heating year. Airplane stamps No 1 2 3 in book three valid indefinitely.
Woman Sues Over Dentures in Replevin Case
Louise Mathes sues Frank E Patterson in Jones county district court claiming ownership of upper and lower dentures. She says the teeth were built in 1945, in her possession three months, removed in June, and she seeks return with sheriff enforcing replevin. Value stated at 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Louise Mathes
Frank E. Patterson
Sheriff's Office
Rail shipments move from local yards this week
Rail shipments include one cattle car to Chicago for Aitchison Bros and one each for Carl Kintzle Ed Reiter Pete Manternacht M. J. Kenneally George Kurt George Mc Ginn W. D. McLaughlin and Leo Lawrence with two cars to finish. Three hog cars go to Dubuque via the Dubuque Packing Co. Butter cars head to New York from Farmers Mutual Creamery and Langworthy Creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aitchison Bros
Carl Kintzle
Ed Reiter
Pete Manternacht
M. J. Kenneally
George Kurt
George McGinn
W. D. McLaughlin
Leo Lawrence
Dubuque
Dubuque Packing Company
New York
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery
Langworthy Creamery
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week in Wisconsin and Missouri
Marriage licenses were issued during the past week to Arthur Moe and Clara Lorenz of Milwaukee Wisconsin Jesse Martin Sampson 41 and Ruth Margaret Simmons 85 of Monticello Glen Smith 28 of Oxford Junction and Leona Redmond 28 of Wyoming Robert W. Lewis 21 of Milwaukee Wisconsin and Edith M Bell of St Louis Missouri
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Moe
Clara Lorenz
Milwaukee
Wis
Jesse Martin Sampson
Ruth Margaret Simmons
Monticello
Glen Smith
Oxford Junction
Leona Redmond
Wyoming
Robert W. Lewis
Edith M. Bell
St. Louis
Lions Club Meeting at Scotch Grove Hosted by Ray Naylor
Ray Naylor hosted the Lions Club at his Scotch Grove office on Monday evening. Alva Behrends led the program and introduced Rev. A Mast of the Evangelical and Reformed church who spoke on World Security. Lunch was served by Mr and Mrs Naylor after the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Naylor
Lions Club
Scotch Grove
Alva Behrends
Rev
A. Mast
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Births At John McDonald Hospital This Week
Recent births list shows a girl for Irvin Becker Cascade on July 11 a boy for John Sill Ryan on July 11 a boy for Tom Winana Monticello on July 11 and a boy for Al Hosch on July 13. T/Sgt Warren Studer and Mrs Studer visited Marshalltown over the weekend with Ben Studer and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Irvin Becker
Cascade
John Sill
Ryan
Tom Winana
Monticello
al Hosch
Warren Studer
Marshalltown
Mrs
Ben Studer
USC War Chest Meeting Held At Manchester
The Second district of Iowa sent delegates to a War Chest meeting in Manchester on July 17. Attendees from Jones county included Mrs. C. R. Smith and Mrs. Bess Sherman along with Ralph Orth and C. A. Coxsee. Speakers included Charles Hurvey Josephine Brown and Rose Marie Bolin who described USO relief efforts and overseas tours in China Europe and the China Burma India theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa War Chest
Court House
Manchester
Jones County
C. R. Smith
Onslow
Bess Sherman
Anamosa
Wyoming
Ralph Orth
C. A. Coxsee
Monticello
Carl Weeks
Des Moines
Delaware County
van Vechten Shaffer
Cedar Rapids
E. L. C. White
Paul Martin
Robert H. Galdwell
Charles Hurvey
International Committee of the Y.M.C.A
Europe
Josephine Brown
China
Rose Marie Bolin
Schenectady
N. Y
China-Burma-India
Ledo Road
Pacific
USO
Recall 2 Auto Plates To Use Single Again
Gov. Blue announced that 21 Iowa counties with two 1946 license plates must return one. Original plans called for two plates per county, but steel limits for the nation force a single plate. Counties listed include Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, and Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
WPB
Blue
Adair
Adams
Allamakee
Appanoose
Audubon
Benton
Black Hawk
Boone
Bremer
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Butler
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Cedar
Cerro Gordo
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Clarke
Clay
Old Age Pensioners Get Fishing Permits
Under a new town law, recipients of old age assistance may fish hunt or trap without a license. Mrs Nelle Rummell Jones county social welfare director announces free exemption certificates. Interested individuals may call the office or meet her at Monticello State Bank to receive the certificate, avoiding a trip to Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Rummell
Jones County
Jones County Leads in Seventh War Loan Drive
Frank E. Stimson, chairman, reports that Jones county exceeded its Seventh War Loan quota by 186.4 percent after Chicago’s Federal Reserve credit. The county sold 92.1 percent of its E bond quota of 851 000 dollars, while the state of Iowa ranked second nationally. Wyoming edged Iowa by two tenths of one percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Stimson
Jones County
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Iowa
Anamosa Man Dies While Working on Crossing Project
William M. Mullen 67, of Anamosa and a section foreman for the Milwaukee Railroad, died at 9 am Friday July 18 while aiding a crossing installation near the Wilcox farm south of town. He fell ill after laying on a tarpaulin. Dr. T. M. Redmond could not save him. He was born January 7 1878 in Londonderry Ireland and married Nora V. Duncan February 2 1903. He leaves his wife a son Neil and a daughter Leta Seehusen. Burial was at Holy Cross cemetery after a requiem mass at St Patrick's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Mullen
Anamosa
Milwaukee Railroad
Monticello
Joseph Bowers
Wilcox Farm
Mullen
Bowers
T. M. Redmond
Goettsch
William Mullen
Londonderry
Ireland
United States
Michael McFaggart
Strawberry Point
Nora V. Duncan
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Modern Woodmen
Fidelity Lodge
Royal Neighbors
Neil
Leta Seehusen
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Church
J. A. McMahon
Holy Cross Cemetery
William McDonell Victim of Accident
William McDonell traveled to Anaheim to register with the selective service as an 18 year old. On his return home he was struck by a truck in an accident. The car sustained damage but McDonell escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McDonell
Anamosa
Selective Service Office
McDonell
Twin Sons Born to Cunnicks. One Lives
St. and Mrs. John F. Cunnick welcomed twin sons at St. Luke's Hospital Davenport on July 18. One twin died at birth while the other is reported in excellent condition. Mrs. Cunnick's maiden name was Mary E. McLaughlin of Monticello. Lt. Cunnick serves in the U S Navy and is stationed in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Cunnick
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
Cunnick
Mary E. McLaughlin
William D. McLaughlin
Monticello
Butter price cut sparks early shopping across nation
OPA orders an eight point per pound reduction on creamery butter effective twelve one a m Sunday drawing cheers from shoppers in Monticello as stores opened early. The agriculture department plans meat shipments to shortage areas and allows non federally inspected slaughterers to move meat across state lines once sanitary standards are met. If butter moves too rapidly at sixteen points the OPA will raise the point value to maintain allocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
OPA
Agriculture Department
Navy chaplain Lt Dean Morey begins twelve week course
Lt Dean Morey a navy chaplain (jg) and his wife visited his parents in Mount Vernon then traveled to William and Mary College in Virginia for a twelve week chaplaincy course. He was sworn in last Friday and will serve as a navy chaplain after completing training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Morey
United States Navy
Roy Morey
St. Morey
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Chicago Theological Seminary
Monticello
Lawrence Takes Pleads Guilty to Larceny in Dubuque
Lawrence Takes pleaded guilty in district court at Dubuque to larceny from an automobile in a garage owned by R. J. Melloy Bernard. He was sentenced to three months in the county jail and a $300 fine by District Judge Milton Glenn. If the fine remains unpaid, he must serve an extra three months. An accomplice, Eldred Bollinger, received a $100 appearance bond and has not yet been brought into court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Takes
Cascade
Dubuque
R. J. Melloy
Bernard
Milton Glenn
Takes
Eldred Bollinger
Seaman First Class Carl Webber Promoted
Carl Webber son of Mr and Mrs John Webber has been promoted to seaman first class. He is stationed on the Kwajalin atoll in the Marshall Islands since February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Webber
John Webber
Kwajalin Atoll
Marshall Islands
Alton M. Black Dies Tuesday in Monticello Farm Family
Alton Meredith Black, longtime Monticello area resident, died Tuesday evening at McDonald hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at Goettsch funeral home with Rev. C E Burdine officiating. He was born Feb 1 1879 in Castle Grove, married Lula Curtis in 1909, and left a widow, four surviving children, a mother, a brother, a sister, and nine grandchildren. One daughter had died earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Meredith Black
McDonald Hospital
Goettsch Funeral Home
C. E. Burdine
Peniel Church
Castle Grove Township
Mr. Black
Paul EB
Libby
Howie) Black
Lula Curtis
Monticello
Lewis Vernon
Florence
Anamosa
Burl Walton
Estella
Walker
Paul C. Black
Lewis Millard
Margaret
Central City
Libby Black
Lowell Black
Elmer Mayberry
Burwell
Neb
Local Dairy Herds Among Nation’s High Producers
Clifford W. Wilson reports two local herds among ten high producers for July from the South Delaware herd improvement association. Twenty seven herds tested totaling 488 cows averaged 844 pounds milk and 29.4 pounds butterfat per cow. Ernest Wahl and son own a 17 Holstein herd that produced 1128 pounds milk and 34.2 pounds butterfat. Mrs. Elizabeth Freese’s 15 Guernsey Holstein herd yielded 948 pounds milk and 32.8 pounds butterfat. Monticello residents attended a picnic at Anamosa state park for Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Tedrow’s 25th anniversary. Participants included Ed Rice and others. Belle Dodson of Center Junction also attended. Suburban visits note Sutherland’s return from camping at Wapsie Y and Ralph Marolf’s camp stay conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford W. Wilson
South Delaware
Monticello
Anamosa State Park
H. B. Tedrow
Ed Rice
Dean Tedrow
Louise Barney
Will Moore
Tom Coates
Andy Mixell
Belle Dodson
Center Junction
Induction Calls Issued by Jones County Board
The Jones county selective service board at Anamosa issues a pre induction call to 12 men and orders four more to report for induction next Thursday July 26. Additional names include Fay Abrams Joseph Stowers Johnnie Pegorick and others from Monticello Oxford Junction Cascade Onslow Stone City Center Junction and more. The board will meet Friday July 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Selective Service Board
Anamosa
Leo Holub
Fay T. Abrams
Joseph L. Stowers
Johnnie Pegorick
Junior FE
Koranda
Oxford Junction
Monticello
Louis C. Collman
Carl FE. Miner
Allen R. Handel
Harold R. Hurt
Raymond T. Freese
Olin
Seward L. Houstman
Edward G. Loyd
Merle L. Welty
Cascade
Wilfred H. Kieitsch
Onslow
Calvin L. Heister
Stone City
Donald L. Dearborn
Center Junction
Harvey J. Townsend, Jr
William F. McDowell
Schneider Navy Seaman Returns From 26 Day Leave
Carroll F. Schneider, seaman aboard a fleet oiler, returned to Portland after a 26 day leave with his parents and relatives. He served near Iwo Jima, Leyte, Marianas, and Okinawa and will resume duties refueling ships before heading to Tokyo. His brothers Loren and Kenneth also serve in Austria and the Philippines. A Presbyterian Junior department group attends a Cedar Falls summer conference with staff member Wilma Grossheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll F. Schneider, Sre
Portland
Ore
J. H. Schneider
Carroll
Iwo Jima
Leyte
Marianas
Okinawa
Pacific
Japherd Islands
Tokyo
Schneider
Loren
Austria
Kenneth
Philippines
The
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Young People
Cedar Falls
Shirley Bartels
Marjorie Luett
Jean Harms
Mary Alice Wilcox
Paul Grossheim
Wilma Grossheim
Mrs J D Hinrichs Celebrates 85th Birthday
Mrs J D Hinrichs marked her 85th birthday on July 11 while living with the Albert Oltmans family. Despite over a year of bedfast illness, she attended and enjoyed the anniversary with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Hinrichs
Albert Oltmans
City Council Buys A New Caterpillar Tractor
The city of Monticello purchased a re conditioned Caterpillar tractor via Martin Roasa Co Cedar Rapids. Ray Pearson street commissioner with sixteen years experience will operate the machine which features a 12 foot blade and a scarifier attachment for leveling and draining streets. The council paid 2700 dollars for the newer machine, replacing an older 28 year old tractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ray Pearson
Martin Roasa Company
Cedar Rapids
Rev V Grant Appointed New Minister
Virgil C Grant of Randalia has been named pastor of the Monticello Methodist Church by Bishop Brashares. He will preach his first sermon August 12. Grant, married with two daughters, previously served Kansas and Iowa charges and joined the Northwest Kansas conference in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil C. Grant
Randalia
Monticello
Charles W. Brashares
Clear Lake
Grant
Glenn McMichael
Waverly
Russell Cole
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Roy Vo Porter
Northwest Kansas
Kansas
Kansas Children’s Home
Upper
Court Adds Five Years To Terms Of Escapees
Richard Sauer and Willian Watkins, inmates at the Anamosa reformatory, pleaded guilty to escape charges before District Judge J E Meiserman. Sauer escaped June 20 from Independence camp and was recaptured July 5. Watkins fled June 25 from Cherokee camp and was detained in Hawarden. Their new five year terms run after current sentences end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sauer
Willian Watkins
Anamosa
Reformatory
J. E. Meiserman
Jones County
Sauer
Independence
Town City
Watkins
Cherokee
Hawarden
Sioux County
Marcus Leonard Suffers Leg Fracture in Haying Accident
Marcus Leonard son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Leonard sustained a fractured left leg and ankle after a hay rake tug collapsed driving a horse onto him. He was treated at John McDonald hospital, fractures reduced, and he returned home in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Leonard
Lewis Leonard
John McDonald Hospital
Covered Wagon Crosses Ice In Henely Family Tale
The Henely clan's crossing of the Mississippi on ice becomes a family legend. Mary Jane Kirkley Henely recalls testing the ice before crossing with baby and herd to Sabula Iowa, then settling near Monticello in Jones County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Eugene Henely
Louise Miller Henely
P.E.O. Sisterhood
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Michael Henely
Mary Jane Kirkley Henely
Martin
Marietta
Ohio
Iowa
Savanna
Illinois
Sabula
Towa
Henely
Eliza
Uncle Tom
Mary Jane
Michael
Milk Inspection District Established in Monticello Area
Monticello joins Animosa Manchester and Maquoketa in forming a permanent milk inspection district with Donald Allen as inspector. Allen, 37, will set up a Monticello laboratory August 1 and oversee milk dairies from cow to delivery, testing for purity and promoting sanitary methods. The plan, endorsed by the Iowa Department of Health, spreads district costs among the municipalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Donald Allen
Iowa State College
Ames
Animosa
Manchester
Maquoketa
State Health Department
Dee Held
Allen
State Department of Health
New Shoe Stamps Valid In August
OPA announced a new side ration stamp for August 1 1945 as Aire plane stamp No 4 in war ration book No 8 while stamps No 1 2 and 3 remain valid indefinitely The agency noted validation intervals depend on shoe supplies Production reductions for army footwear are to continue into the fourth quarter 1945 to free capacity for civilian shoes Leather welts insoles shield tips and backstays in non rationed shoes will be permitted to boost serviceability for juveniles and men
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
War Department
Old Age Assistance Payments for July in Jones County
Jones county reported 2393 old age pensioners receiving 12,402 dollars in July averaging 81.56 dollars per person. Four cases of the needy blind averaged 30.03 dollars. Aid to dependent children covered 25 cases with 67 children totaling 723.30 dollars averaging 28.98 per case and 10.80 per child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Department of Social Welfare
Castle Grove Farmer Injures Forefinger
Harley Tjaden suffered a serious forefinger injury while haying at the Clarence Ricklefs farm last Monday. His finger was caught in a hay rope and he was pulled about 30 feet before grabbing the hay pulley. The finger fractured and flesh lacerated, he was rescued and briefly passed out due to shock and then received medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Tjaden
Clarence Ricklefs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions
Claut
USC
Angus
Herry Tobiason
Wayne Township
Tobiason
Paul Schuetz
Express
Anamasa Man
Navy Chaplain School
Seaman
Alton M. Black
Stuart Sutherland
Wapsie Y
Ralph Marolf
Army
V. Grant
Palimpsest
Iowa State Historical Society
the Express
Kate Maurice
Miss Maurice
Milton Stott
Farmer Canning Company
Edmund Henely
Nora Springs
Monticello Express
Brodie Shaw
Margaret Kirkley
William
Edmund
Eugene
Brodie
Margaret Kirkley Henely Blick
Castle Grove
Leonard G. Bohlken
Wayne Harold Bohlken
Henry Bohlken
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